Walkeriane. N. O. Elaeocarpee. 
TAB. CLIV. 
ELmocarpus CORIACEUS. 
Glaber, foliis brevi-petiolatis coriaceis obovatis utrinque reti- 
culatis, racemis copiosis folia superantibus erectis, floribus 
pendulis, petalis apice multifido-fimbriatis, staminibus sub-20, 
antheris nudis, ovario triloculari. 
Has. Mountains of Ceylon, at an elevation of 6,000 feet above 
the level of the sea. Col. Walker. 
This appears to be a stunted shrub or small tree, with thick 
rather tortuose and very woody branches, rough with the closely 
placed scars of the fallen -leaves. Leaves exceedingly thick, 
coriaceous, glossy above, opaque and a little paler beneath. 
Torus large, upon which the ovary is inserted. 
Fig. 1. Flower. £ 2. The same, from which the calyx is re- 
moved. f. 3. Stamen. /f. 4. Pistil and torus. f. 5. Section of 
the ovary :-—magnified. 
